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- pronunciation:
- t
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- features:
- Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
tending to cling to another substance or surface; adhesive; sticky.
Glue is a tenacious substance.- synonyms:
- adhesive, gluey, sticky
- similar words:
- adherent, fast, gummy
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| definition 2: |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes fol. by "of").
That simply being cold can cause one to catch a cold is a false but tenacious idea.The elders of the village were tenacious of the old ways.If you are tenacious, you may realize a dream that seems impossible.- synonyms:
- persevering, persistent, pertinacious
- similar words:
- enduring, resolute, steadfast
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| definition 3: |
holding firmly together; not readily separated; cohesive.
- synonyms:
- cohesive
- similar words:
- fused, sticking
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| definition 4: |
retentive, as a person's memory.
- synonyms:
- retentive
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| related words: |
firm, inflexible, intent, patient, persistent, steady, strong, stubborn |
| derivations: |
tenaciously (adv.), tenaciousness (n.) |
The word tenacious
contains the following parts:
ten, tin, tain
Latin
root
that means to hold
  Example words:
abstain, attain, contain, container, content, continent, continual, continue, continuous, detain, detention, impertinent, lieutenant, maintain, maintenance, obtain, pertain, pertinent, retain, sustain, tennis, tenor
-acious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
More about this word part:
The suffix -acious
forms adjectives from Latinate nouns ending in "-acity," "-acy," or "-ce." Most common adjectives ending in -acious
have a corresponding noun form ending in "-acity."
Example words:
audacious, capacious, fallacious, loquacious, perspicacious, pertinacious, pugnacious, rapacious, tenacious, veracious, vivacious, voracious
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